EP2068802B1 - Verfahren und gerät zur herstellung eines artikels mit seitennähten - Google Patents

Verfahren und gerät zur herstellung eines artikels mit seitennähten Download PDF

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EP2068802B1
EP2068802B1 EP07805449A EP07805449A EP2068802B1 EP 2068802 B1 EP2068802 B1 EP 2068802B1 EP 07805449 A EP07805449 A EP 07805449A EP 07805449 A EP07805449 A EP 07805449A EP 2068802 B1 EP2068802 B1 EP 2068802B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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  • Diapers that have achieved increasing commercial success in recent years are pull-on pant-type diapers or training pants. Diapers are used with infants prior to toilet training. The training pant is intended for use when the child has reached an age at which he or she is ready to graduate to an underpant type of garment as a replacement for disposable diapers previously used. Training pants have a "closed" chassis configuration, in which the chassis is adapted to be pulled on over the legs and lower torso of the wearer without any additional fastening steps.
  • EP 0 717 972 A1 discloses a method of making an undergarment having overlapping or butt-type side seams.
  • a method of making an undergarment having side seams from a substantially two-dimensional web comprises cutting the web to form a two-dimensional pre-form, the pre-form comprising the first and the second transverse edge and two longitudinal edges, each longitudinal edge having two waist sections and a crotch section located intermediate the waist sections, a sealing area being located adjacent and inboard of each waist section, transferring the pre-form to a processing wheel wherein transferring comprises gripping the pre-form at each transverse edge using a vacuum transfer bar, and transferring the pre-form from the vacuum transfer bar to a gripper.
  • the method further comprises gripping the pre-form adjacent each waist section with the gripper in four gripping areas, each gripping area being located near a respective sealing area, jointly rotating at least the gripper holding the gripping areas in the region of one of the transverse edges around at least one hinging axis extending substantially parallel to the transverse edges of the pre-form to place the transverse edge generally parallel and opposite to the second transverse edge, superimposing the sealing areas in a contacting relationship, joining the superimposed sealing areas, thus forming the undergarment, and releasing the undergarment from the gripper.
  • Inner seams can be obtained when the pre-form, or blank, of the undergarment (described more fully below) is folded along its transverse center line 19 so that its inner surface if facing outwardly upon formation of the seams. Subsequently, by an inverting step, the seams 16 and 18 are turned inwardly.
  • the pre-form 17 comprises a topsheet 21, a backsheet 23, and an absorbent core 25 interposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. While the topsheet 21, the backsheet 23, and the absorbent core 25 may be assembled in a variety of well known configurations, suitable configurations are described generally in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,860,003 and 5,151,092 , both herein incorporated by reference.
  • the blank 17 comprises two longitudinal edges 27, 29 and two transverse edges 31, 33.
  • the longitudinal edges 27, 29 and the transverse edges 31, 33 form the periphery of the blank 17.
  • the longitudinal edges 27, 29 extend generally in the direction of the longitudinal center line 20 and comprise cut-out regions that are to form the leg openings 11, 13 of the absorbent article in its assembled state.
  • the absorbent core may include multiple layers of absorbent material, each having individual liquid acquisition, acquisition/distribution, or storage/redistribution characteristics, as well as individual shape, width, length, and thickness characteristics.
  • the number and placement of absorbent layers may be varied to achieve desired characteristics such as thinness, softness, flexibility, or beneficial liquid acquisition, distribution, and storage rates, as well as capacity and storage rates, wearer comfort, etc.
  • the components or members of the absorbent core may include laminates or combinations of several sheets or webs of materials. In general, the absorbent core may be made of any suitable absorbent materials or combination of materials.
  • FIG. 5h illustrates a processing wheel associated with the processes described in the '831 patent.
  • the continuous web is fed onto the processing wheel and is cut into individual blanks on the processing wheel.
  • the continuous web 200 is fed along a conveyor 202 to a spreader 204, where the continuous web 200 is spread for cutting.
  • Figure 10c shows an overlapping seam comprising three layers of material.
  • the sealing area 43 is folded over before being placed in a superimposed relationship with the sealing area 49.
  • the folded-over sealing area 43 may be obtained by folding over one of the longitudinal edges 28, 30 of the web 50 before cutting the individual blanks 17 and adhesively, or by heat or ultrasonic sealing, maintaining the longitudinal edge in a doubled-over configuration.
  • the blank 17 is stretched upon rotation of the carrier arms 64, 65, 66, 67 around the hinging axes 75, 77. Stretching of the blank 17 may be prevented by hinging the carrier arms 64, 65, 66, 67 around hinging axes that lie in the plane of the blank 17.
  • a length compensator may be provided to prevent or minimize stretching of the blank 17.
  • the processing station 230 may further comprise a length compensator.

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  1. Verfahren zum Herstellen von Unterwäsche, die Seitennähte aufweist, aus einer Bahn, wobei das Verfahren Folgendes umfasst:
    Bereitstellen einer Schneideeinheit (208),
    Schneiden der Bahn, um eine Vorform (17) zu bilden, wobei die Vorform erste und zweite Querränder (31, 33) und zwei Längsränder (37, 39) umfasst, wobei jeder Längsrand zwei Taillenabschnitte (39, 39', 41, 41') und einen Schrittabschnitt (40, 40'), der sich zwischen den Taillenabschnitten befindet, aufweist sowie einen Verschlussbereich (43, 45, 47, 49), der an jeden Taillenabschnitt angrenzt,
    Übertragen der Vorform (17) an mindestens ein Übertragungselement (60, 61, 62, 63, 240) in einem Verarbeitungskreis (210), wobei der Verarbeitungskreis (210) mindestens eine Verarbeitungsstation (230) zum Aufnehmen einer einzelnen Vorform (17) umfasst, wobei die mindestens eine Verarbeitungsstation (230) eine Einspannvorrichtung zum Einspannen der einzelnen Vorform aufweist,
    allgemein Aufrechterhalten eines vorbestimmten Abstands zwischen der Schneideeinheit (208) und dem Übertragungselement (60, 61, 62, 63, 240),
    Einspannen der Vorform (17) angrenzend an jeden Taillenabschnitt (39, 39', 41, 41') in mehreren Einspannbereichen (51, 53, 55, 57), wobei jeder Einspannbereich in der Nähe eines jeweiligen Verschlussbereichs (43, 45, 47, 49) angeordnet ist,
    gemeinsames Drehen der Einspannbereiche (51, 53, 55, 57), um den ersten Querrand (31) allgemein parallel zu und gegenüber dem zweiten Querrand (33) zu positionieren,
    Übereinanderlegen der Verschlussbereiche (43, 45, 47, 49) in einer Kontaktbeziehung, wobei vorzugsweise das Verbinden der übereinander angeordneten Verschlussbereiche Heißsiegeln umfasst,
    Verbinden der übereinander angeordneten Verschlussbereiche und dadurch Bilden der Unterwäsche (1) und
    Freigeben der Unterwäsche (1),
    wobei das mindestens eine Übertragungselement mindestens eine Unterdruckleiste (240) umfasst, die zwischen angrenzenden Verarbeitungsstationen (230) des Verarbeitungskreises (210) bereitgestellt ist.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das mindestens eine Übertragungselement mindestens eine Einspannvorrichtung (60, 61, 62, 63) umfasst, wobei vorzugsweise das Einspannen der Vorform angrenzend an jeden Taillenabschnitt (39, 39', 41, 41') in mehreren Einspannbereichen das Einspannen der Vorform angrenzend an jeden Taillenabschnitt mit mindestens einer Einspannvorrichtung umfasst.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, wobei das Einspannen der Vorform angrenzend an jeden Taillenabschnitt in mehreren Einspannbereichen das Einspannen der Vorform angrenzend an jeden Taillenabschnitt mit mindestens einer Einspannvorrichtung unter Verwendung eines Unterdrucks umfasst.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, wobei das Übereinanderlegen der Verschlussbereiche das Drehen der mindestens einen Einspannvorrichtung um eine jeweilige Rotationsachse umfasst, die allgemein parallel zu den Längsseiten der Vorform verläuft, um die Verschlussbereiche in einer überlappenden Beziehung zum Bilden überlappender Seitennähte, oder in einer aneinander angrenzenden Beziehung zum Bilden seitlicher Stoßnähte zu positionieren.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, wobei das gemeinsame Drehen der Einspannbereiche, um den Querrand allgemein parallel zu und gegenüber dem zweiten Querrand zu positionieren, das gemeinsame Drehen von mindestens den Einspannvorrichtungen umfasst, die die Einspannbereiche im Bereich eines der Querränder halten, um mindestens eine Schwenkachse (75, 77), die im Wesentlichen parallel zu den Querrändern der Vorform verläuft, wobei vorzugsweise nach dem Einspannen der Vorform in den Einspannbereichen mindestens eine der Schwenkachsen verschoben wird, um ein Dehnen der Vorform in der Richtung der Längsränder zu vermeiden.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Schneiden der Bahn, um die Vorform zu bilden, das Durchführen von seitlichem Einkerben und einen letztendlichen Messerschnitt umfasst, wobei das seitliche Einkerben und der letztendliche Messerschnitt in einem Schritt erfolgen.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend das Bilden der Bahn durch derartiges Kombinieren einer Unterschicht (23), eines Absorptionskerns (25) und einer Oberschicht (21), dass die Unterwäsche ein Absorptionsartikel ist.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei nach dem Einspannen der Vorform in den Einspannbereichen der Abstand zwischen den Einspannbereichen, die entlang desselben Querrands angeordnet sind, verringert wird, um ein Dehnen der Vorform in der Richtung der Querränder zu vermeiden.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Vorform elastische Elemente (35, 36, 37, 38) in der Querrichtung und der Längsrichtung umfasst und das Verfahren das Halten der elastischen Elemente in einem gedehnten Zustand mindestens während der Übertragung der Vorform an den Verarbeitungskreis umfasst.
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